The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-21
The Proposition to Get Into
the Supreme Court.
JUSTICE MILLER'S OPINION
He is Button-hoIed by a Reporter.
But is Shy About Giving Him
self Awsy-Other Noe.
THE ANARCHIST CASE.
Justice Samuel T Miller interviewed.
on the Fly

CHICAGO, September 20.-Justic e
Samuel T. Miller, the United Sta s
Supreme Court Judge to whom it is
rumOred the condemned Anarchists
proposed to present their case, was
overtaken by reporter to-day, jus; as
the eminent iurist was climbing into a
bus on his way to take the train for
Keokuk. A reporter clambered in also
and sat down opposite the porIly
Justice and waited until the driver had
collected the two fares, fastened the
door upon both passengers, and whipped
up the horses. Justice Miller was not
OveTjOyed 10 learn his feliOW-tras eler's
mission, and answered the questions
rather brusquely, until, making up his
III nd there was no escape, submitted.
"Such case" said he, finally, IS on
a case is usually taken before On, of
the justices, aud as a rule b9fore the
justice o. the district court. In this
case Justice Harlan should he seen
He IS not in Chicago now but in Wash
ngton, where he will be seen for some
time. Ii Is very rare that cases of
criminal nature come before the Su
preme court, and when they do they
are usually cases where a violation OF
government laws is charged. 1t is
very rare, indeed, that the Su-
preme Court ever touches a case
decided by State court. The Anar-
chlsts, to get their cases before the Su-
stitutiOnal rights of prisoners or the
Federal laws were broken in the trial"
do you think they were?"
Il don't know; can't say"
Would the fact that it is case of
national Importance make any differ
ence in getting it before the Supreme
Court?"
No; but it is a case of national i'm
pOrIance only in its consequences. The
con, eqUenceS are of more than national
impOr aLCe."
"Yes, in this city the case has at
tracted wonder attention"
Not at all wonderful, sir. 1 cor
slider the case the most important trial
in this country for years. These fell
lows seem to have made Chicago their
headquarters. They have made more
friends there than anywhere else in the
country"
Jast at this point the bus bumped up
against the platform of the depot, the
justice grabbed his cane and satchel
and fed. He goes from Keokuk to st.
Louis where he holds court.
CHICAGO, September 20.-The Daily
NelOs' Ottawa, Ills: Captain Black, OF
the Anarchists counsel, asked the
Supreme Court to-day for leave to
withdraw the original record in the
Anarchist cases for thirty days, wish
ing to submit it to his associate counsel
in New York; then, if so advised, to
submit the record to the United States
Supreme Court, upon application
for writ of error After con-
sultation, the court overruled the
motion. Chief Justice Sheldon
said similar motions had always been
denied, and cited a case where an ex-
Judge of the court had been denied
leave to take the record to a hotel TO
look it over during the night. Captain
Black appeared very much discouraged,
and after the court adjourned remarked
that he would not have the RESPONSE
bility of denying that motion on his
head for the world; that the court
had given them sixty days OF
life to work on, and this deci-
sion would give the impression abroad
that the court did not desire to aid the
seven men in getting justice. One of
the judges being told of this said, no
matter what the impression will be
abroad they proposed to do what was
in accordance with the law and the
rules of the court. The record contains
2 100000 words. Captain Black has
asked the clerk of the court to make
estimates of what it would cost to make
a copy at once, and advise him to-
morrow